Plane safety debated after Kennedy Jr crash analysis
Local pilots defend general aviation as safe despite media scrutiny of the Kennedy Bessette tragedy. Buzz Timmons and Curtis Wollman cite crew training, preflight checks, weather briefings, and constant information updates as key factors, arguing pilot ability and judgment determine safety more than the aircraft itself.
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Blake Decker
John F. Kennedy, Jr
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Lauren Bessette
CNN
Fox News
Kennedy/ Bessette
Buzz Timmons
Curtis Wollman
Harris Spraying Service
Timmons
Wollman
No bids received for WTCC property
Terry County Commissioners reported no bids for the lease or purchase of the West Children's Centre property on Bynum Lane after an appraisal valued the facility at 2,042,000. Judge Doug Ryburn said bids would be advertised again and letters mailed to agencies dealing with children, with one interested party reportedly opting for other facilities.
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Terry County
Doug Ryburn
West Children’s Centre
Bynum Lane
Bill Noble
Ryburn
WTCC
Franks
Darndest things in news and misadventures blend
A column mashes disparate tales from politics crime and oddities. NATO debates inviting Milosevic and a Texas killer case mix with a mistaken arrest of Ricardo Ramirez in Artesia. Viagra heist in Moonachie adds humor to a string of dramatic events and a Wise Wise LaCrosse fall mirrors deja vu on Hedgehog Bluff.
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Milosevic
NATO
Balkans
LaCrosse
Mississippi River
Brownfield Weather Sparks Power Shifts and Water Talk
Brownfield faced a hot summer as 1998 power use hit a peak and a pipeline blast triggered rolling blackouts. By mid 1999, outages eased with moderate temperatures, new West Texas Plant online, and water use stable from CRMWA sources. City officials foresee added storage to boost future resilience.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield
Southwestern Public Service
Hobbs
N.M
SPS
Brownfield News
Eldon Jobe
Leon Ammons
Jobe
Ammons
West Texas Municipal Power Agency
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Austin
Texas
Lynn Brisendine
Rafael Resendez-Remeriz
Kentucky
United States
Mexico
Sawyer
Ricardo Ramirez
Artesia
N.M. Ramirez
Ramirez
Rafael Resendez-Ramirez
Ricardo
Mayor
Moonachie
New Jersey
Lumpy
Canadian River
CRMWA
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